晓苏的短篇小说重在以反哺乡村为出发点,始终关注乡村的时代脉动,并给予乡村以文化的关怀与抚慰,从而也昭示了他作为当代知识分子的身份意识与文化担当精神。他最近的短篇小说集《松毛床》着力表现了当下中国乡村的现代性困境与文化焦虑,尝试了重建乡村文化的可能与前景,并给广大读者带来了许多新的阅读启示。 Xiao Su’s short stories focus on giving back to the countryside as the starting point, always pay attention to the pulsation of the times in the village, and give the rural cultural care and comfort, which also shows his identity and culture as a contemporary intellectual spirit. His recent collection of short stories, Loose Bed, exemplifies the contemporary predicament and cultural anxiety of contemporary Chinese villages, attempted to rebuild the possibilities and prospects of rural culture, and brought many new reading revelations to readers.